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Article: British Inventors Develop Diagnostic Device for Immunochromatographic Analysis
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- April 24, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 24 -- Kevin Michael Quinlan and John Amey, both of Hampshire, Great Britain, and Emma Whitworth of South Wales, Great Britain, have developed a diagnostic device.
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A diagnostic device for performing an immunochromatographic analysis of a sample is disclosed. The diagnostic device comprises a porous substrate for performing the analysis and a pre-filter to remove solid components, such as solublised faeces or samples containing suspended organic material to prevent blocking of the porous substrate or coloured particles so that the test result is more clearly visible."
An abstract of the invention, released by the ...